AUTOMOBILE HEAD

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AUTOMOBILE HEAD 1954 (PRINTED 1962)

Sir Eduardo Paolozzi (1924 – 2005)

Details

Dimension
55.9 X 38 CM
Media
SCREENPRINT
Accession number
P310

Summary

Paolozzi produced several versions of this screenprint, photo-mechanically re-creating his original collage of different machine parts taken from trade catalogues. This print, and also the experimental ‘wet’ proof of Motor Figure (P308), were printed by the artist in 1958 and are closely aligned to his sculpture of the same period which incorporated machine parts embedded into surfaces. Both were finally editioned in 1962 at Kelpra Studio, London.

Out of Print British Printmaking 1946-1976, The British Council 1994

 

Glossary

  • Collage

    The two-dimensional form of assemblage made by affixing paper, card, photographs, fabric and other objects to a flat surface. It is often combined with painting and drawing techniques. This technique was first introduced by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in 1912 during their phase of synthetic cubism.

  • Sculpture

    A three-dimensional work of art. Such works may be carved, modelled, constructed, or cast. Sculptures can also be described as assemblage, in the round, relief, and made in a huge variety of media. Contemporary practice also includes live elements, as in Gilbert & George 'Living Sculpture' as well as broadcast work, radio or sound sculpture.